(897) Pulmonary Vein Gas Analysis Predicts Diminished Function after Transplant Not Clinically Manifested in Donor

Pulmonary Function after Adenotonsillectomy

Introduction Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is a common disorder among children which, without proper treatment, may lead to considerable problems. Although the consequences of this disorder have been studied in other articles, we decided to evaluate the changes in pulmonary function tests in these children after adenotonsillectomy, and the correlation between clinical and spirometric parameters.  ...

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Late atrial tachycardia originating from donor pulmonary vein in a double lung transplant recipient

Case report A 67-year-old white man with a history of end-stage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis underwent a DLT in 2005, roughly 9 years prior to onset of his tachycardia. He had no prior history of arrhythmias or any other structural heart disease, but he experienced several episodes of palpitations resulting in multiple hospitalizations in the months leading up to his arrhythmia treatment. Elec...

Atrial tachycardia originating from a donor pulmonary vein in a lung transplant recipient.

Cardiac transplantation carries a known risk of atrial arrhythmias. We present an unusual case and discuss the mechanism of an atrial arrhythmia arising from a donor pulmonary vein in a lung transplant recipient. A 59-year-old white woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension underwent bilateral lung transplantation in 2005 because of end stage cystic fibrosis...

Spontaneous and induced pulmonary vein tachycardia after pulmonary vein isolation.

A case is reported of recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein ablation. A second procedure achieved isolation of three pulmonary veins and showed persistence of pulmonary vein tachycardia in one with implications concerning the electrophysiology of atrial fibrillation.